Gentlemen,
There was no /Previous System/... folder, so I copied tar from the
install cd /usr/bin directory. I can now tar things...
g5:~] jess% which tar
/usr/bin/tar
[g5:~] jess% tar
tar: You must specify one of the `-Acdtrux' options
Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information.
But, here is the same attempt to install wireshark (or any other port):
[g5:~] jess% sudo port install wireshark
Password:
---> Extracting expat
Error: Target org.macports.extract returned: shell command " cd "/opt/
local/var/macports/build/
_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync
.macports.org_release_ports_textproc_expat/work" && gzip -dc /opt/
local/var/macports/distfiles/expat/expat-2.0.1.tar.gz | -xf - "
returned error 127
Command output: sh: -xf: command not found
gzip: stdout: Broken pipe
Error: The following dependencies failed to build: glib2 gettext expat
libiconv pkgconfig gtk2 atk cairo fontconfig freetype zlib libpng
render xrender jpeg pango Xft2 xorg-xproto xorg-util-macros tiff
libpcap openssl
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
So, I re-installed Macports and tried again. This time, tar works and
things install. Thanks for the help with that.
Jesse
On Nov 28, 2007, at 7:54 PM, Mark Machado wrote:
Jesse -
I also assume /usr/bin is the correct location.
That's where I ended up putting it.
Mark
--- Jesse Ohlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ryan, I was hesitant to move the /usr/local
directory, so haven't
tried it yet.
Mark, you are right, I have no tar utility
installed any more for
some reason... Any idea where it is supposed to go?
I'm thinking /
usr/bin...
Thanks, I'll try to replace it this evening.
Jesse
On Nov 27, 2007, at 11:39 PM, Mark Machado wrote:
Jesse-
I came across your message on the MacPort mailing
list about your 'gzip pipe' problem when I was
researching a similar problem I was encountering.
That thread pointed me at a solution to my problem
that I wanted to pass on in case yours was caused
by
the same thing. What had happened to me is
somehow
the 'tar' utility was removed from my system (I
think
it might have happened when I updated XTools).
Try
running 'tar' from an X11 terminal: if it is not
accessible, you probably have the same problem I
did.
To fix, I replaced the tar file (there was a
backup
copy in /Previous System/usr/bin - you may have to
find it somewhere else), reran the XTools
installer,
and everything was fine.
Hope this helps,
Mark
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